Anne Raish

Deputy Chief-Disability Rights Section-Civil Rights Division

Biography

Anne Raish has been with the Disability Rights Section since 2010, serving as a trial attorney before being appointed as a Deputy Chief. At DOJ, Anne's work has focused on enforcing the integration mandate of the Americans with Disabilities Act. She has worked on a variety of cases involving the unnecessary institutionalization of persons with disabilities, and has worked with states implementing settlement agreements reforming service systems for persons with mental health disabilities. Prior to joining the Civil Rights Division, Anne was a counsel with the New York law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP.

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